College is often a way for 18 year olds to delay social adulthood for 4-6 years. This American Life did a very good episode on the drinking culture at the USA’s #1 party school, Penn State, that proves this point beyond a reasonable doubt. Time and time again binge drinking students say that the reason they are doing it and the reason they love Penn State is because this is the only chance in their lives they are going to have to live this lifestyle.
TAL sells the MP3 of the show or it’s widely available on torrent sites with a simple Google search.
It’s not that meaningful of a ranking; Penn State was anointed the #1 party school by an online poll done by the Princeton Review. It did however prove that out of all of the schools with strong school spirit and insane binge drinking cultures, the students at Penn State are the best at rigging online polls. In other words, Penn State is the #1 party school because the students decided they wanted to be considered the #1 party school.
College is often a way for 18 year olds to delay social adulthood for 4-6 years. This American Life did a very good episode on the drinking culture at the USA’s #1 party school, Penn State, that proves this point beyond a reasonable doubt. Time and time again binge drinking students say that the reason they are doing it and the reason they love Penn State is because this is the only chance in their lives they are going to have to live this lifestyle.
TAL sells the MP3 of the show or it’s widely available on torrent sites with a simple Google search.
It’s very interesting that Penn State was ranked a number 1 party school, since it’s probably one of America’s most respected schools!
It’s not that meaningful of a ranking; Penn State was anointed the #1 party school by an online poll done by the Princeton Review. It did however prove that out of all of the schools with strong school spirit and insane binge drinking cultures, the students at Penn State are the best at rigging online polls. In other words, Penn State is the #1 party school because the students decided they wanted to be considered the #1 party school.
I think you are confusing Penn State with the University of Pennsylvania.
U. Penn is also a highly respected school. Penn State is considered a Public Ivy.
Penn is more respected than Penn State, but Penn State is one of the top public schools in the USA -- #15 on US News’s rather controversial list. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-top-public